The buzz around Oregon St. football in the 3rd day of summer practice today was the reported reemergence of red-shirt freshman Marcus McMaryion as a contender for the starting job in the Beavers' quarterback competition.
That Nick Mitchell, OSU's other red-shirt freshman quarterback, had dropped out of the battle after a poor performance in Saturday's first session wasn't news, and the first reports by certain media members who have never set foot on a field during live action had the sound of a cross between Oregon St. striving to stir up interest, and head coach Gary Andersen trying to maintain a sense of urgency in the competition.